2014
Systematic use of the RAM nasal cannula in the Yale–New Haven Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: a quality improvement project
Nzegwu NI, Mack T, DellaVentura R, Dunphy L, Koval N, Levit O, Bhandari V. Systematic use of the RAM nasal cannula in the Yale–New Haven Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: a quality improvement project. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2014, 28: 718-721. PMID: 24874561, DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2014.929659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitNon-invasive ventilationNasal continuous positive airway pressure ventilationNasal intermittent positive pressure ventilationHospital Neonatal Intensive Care UnitNasal cannulaIntensive care unitCare unitPressure ventilationChildren's Hospital neonatal intensive care unitContinuous positive airway pressure ventilationPositive airway pressure ventilationIntermittent positive pressure ventilationPositive pressure ventilationQuality improvement projectOverall success rateNIPPV groupRespiratory supportNeonatal populationSingle centerClinical efficacySmall trialsObservational studyStatement recommendationsInfants
2013
Which Biomarkers Reveal Neonatal Sepsis?
Wang K, Bhandari V, Chepustanova S, Huber G, O'Hara S, O'Hern CS, Shattuck MD, Kirby M. Which Biomarkers Reveal Neonatal Sepsis? PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e82700. PMID: 24367543, PMCID: PMC3867385, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitNeonatal sepsisHospital Neonatal Intensive Care UnitIntensive care unitWhite blood cellsEssential diagnostic informationNeutrophil CD64Care unitSet of biomarkersOptimal biomarkerSepsisHematological dataScoring systemIndividual biomarkersLogistic regressionRapid diagnosisBlood cellsBiomarkersDiagnostic performanceLASSO logistic regressionDiagnostic informationDiagnostic classifierCD64InfantsInfection
2007
Case-control analysis of endemic Serratia marcescens bacteremia in a neonatal intensive care unit
Bizzarro MJ, Dembry LM, Baltimore RS, Gallagher PG. Case-control analysis of endemic Serratia marcescens bacteremia in a neonatal intensive care unit. Archives Of Disease In Childhood Fetal & Neonatal 2007, 92: f120. PMID: 17088342, PMCID: PMC2675455, DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.102855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacteremiaBirth WeightCase-Control StudiesConnecticutCross InfectionDrug Resistance, BacterialEndemic DiseasesEscherichia coliEscherichia coli InfectionsFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPrognosisRisk FactorsSerratia InfectionsSerratia marcescensConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitCare unitUninfected controlsHospital Neonatal Intensive Care UnitSerratia marcescens bacteremiaMedian gestational ageCentral vascular catheterEscherichia coli bacteremiaRecords of infantsCase-control studyHigher overall mortalityE coliOnset of infectionCase-control analysisTime of infectionHigh rateAssociated meningitisHospital courseColi bacteremiaOverall mortalityGestational agePremature infantsVascular cathetersBirth weight
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